Wilwyn is a Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 racehorse

Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...

 who won eleven consecutive races. He was sired by Pink Flower, a son of one of Germany's

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 great runners, Oleander, a three-time winner of the Grosser Preis von Baden

Grosser Preis von Baden

The Grosser Preis von Baden is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Baden-Baden over a distance of 2,400 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year in early September.-History:The event was established in 1858, and it...

 and a two-time winner of the Grosser Preis von Berlin

Deutschland-Preis

The Grosser Preis von Berlin, formerly known as the Deutschland-Preis, is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older...

. His dam, Saracen, was a daughter of Federico Tesio's

Federico Tesio

Federico Tesio was an Italian statesman and one of the most important breeders of Thoroughbreds in the history of horse racing.Born in Turin, Federico Tesio obtained a degree in science and architecture...

 outstanding Italian

Italy

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 runner, Donatello.

Owned by Robert C. Boucher, a fruit farmer from Kent

Kent

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 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F9oKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LU8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5747,1214183&dq=wilwyn&hl=en, Wilwyn was trained by George Colling. He raced at age three with his best conditions race result a third in the Knights Royal Stakes

Queen Elizabeth II Stakes

The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile , and it is now scheduled to take place each year in October. As of 2011, it is run on Champions Day as the final race...

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In October of 1952, assistant trainer John Waugh brought the four-year-old Wilwyn to the United States where he won his eleventh straight race by capturing the inaugural running of the Washington, D.C. International Stakes at the Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland

Laurel, Maryland

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. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00A1FFD3A5B117A93CBA8178BD95F468585F9 An outstanding race in which the lead changed hands six times, the success of the Washington, D.C. International Stakes would help spawn the Breeders' Cup

Breeders' Cup

The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Thoroughbred horse races, most but not all Grade I, operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982. From its inception in 1984 through 2006, it was a single-day event; starting in 2007, it expanded to two days. The location...

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The November 27, 1952 edition of the New York Times reported that an American syndicate was negotiating with owner Robert Boucher to buy Wilwyn. Boucher rejected an offer of US$100,000 and the deal did not go through. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00C12FC3458107A93CAAB178AD95F468585F9 http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70613FD3558107A93C3AB178BD95F468585F9

After winning the October 27, 1953 Limekiln Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse

Newmarket Racecourse

The town of Newmarket, in Suffolk, England, is the headquarters of British horseracing, home to the largest cluster of training yards in the country and many key horse racing organisations. Newmarket Racecourse has two courses - the Rowley Mile Course and the July Course. Both are wide, galloping...

, Wilwyn was sent back to the United States for the second edition of the Washington, D.C. International Stakes. This time, he finished out of the money. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70C1FF63E5A107B93CAAB178BD95F478585F9

Retired to stud

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 duty in England, Wilwyn met with his greatest success as a sire after being sent to breeders in South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 in 1959. There, he earned Leading sire honors in 1964. http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/LeadingSires/SALeadSires.html